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Lorenzo Morales

Apr 2, 2012 | Rob Safar

Lorenzo-Morales

Lorenzo Morales is a freelance journalist, a journalism teacher, and a Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grantee. Since 2009, he has covered environment-related news, such as water access and his country’s recent mining boom.

Colombia: housing to fight climate change

Jun 14, 2011 | Maria Valencia

Canoes are needed to reach the half-built homes \ Dirección de Gestión del Riesgo - Panos London

Following a fire, planners seized the chance to build homes designed to cope with Riosucio’s increasingly devastating floods. More houses like these will be needed to adjust to Colombia’s ‘new climate reality’.

Linking southern journalists

Feb 10, 2011 | Panos London

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The focus of this project is to increase the availability of original, high-quality articles and broadcasts about life in developing countries written by local journalists.

Forced migration

Dec 2, 2010 | Panos London

Sri Lanka | Kawsiha, a displaced 12 year old Tamil whose mother was summarily executed by unknown forces / Robin Hammond - Panos pictures

Overview Since the end of the Cold War, forced migration has been a phenomenon largely affecting developing countries. By the end of 2008, the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) reported that globally there were 15.2 million refugees and 26 million internally displaced people (IDPs). The sheer magnitude of the numbers of refugees and…

Research interrogates Colombia’s counter-narcotics gains

Jan 18, 2010 | Tania Ghosh

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Officials from Colombia's counter-narcotics strategy have overstated the extent of security improvements in regions affected by drug-related conflict, according to researchers.

Colombia’s Indian communities join forces to beat drought

Dec 17, 2009 | Maria Valencia

Children in Colombia playing with water; areas of the country are suffering from serious water scarcity / Espen Rasmussen - Panos pictures

Colombia's indigenous peoples are working together to create an adaptation plan against climate change, which will bring together their own traditional knowledge with outside help from other agencies.

Women’s self respect vs the barrel of the gun

Mar 1, 2004 | John Ludwick

Murder, abduction, torture and rape have not stopped women's groups in Colombia from working and marching for peace. If anything, their peace movement has grown and even flourished.

Maria Valencia

Jan 1, 2001 | Anna Egan

Maria Valencia

María Clara is a Colombian journalist with a background in literary studies and a strong interest in the environment. She holds a Bachelor’s in Literary Studies, a Graduate Specialization in Journalism and a Master’s in Mass Communication. Her academic background has been strengthened by broad international experience (in the USA, Europe and Latin America) in…

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